DECREE OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
NO. 466/MPP/Kep/8/2004

CONCERNING
AMENDMENT TO DECREE OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
NO. 757/MPP/Kep/12/2003
CONCERNING
PROVISIONAL BAN ON THE IMPORT OF RUMINANT ANIMALS AND
THEIR DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS FROM THE UNITED STATES

THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE,

Considering:

• a. that in the framework of protecting public health and national biological resources as well as preventing the entry of Bovine Spongioform Enchephalopathy (BSE) disease still endemic in the United States, it is necessary to continue the provisional ban on the import of ruminant animals and their derivative products from the United States into the Indonesian territory;
• b. that since the handling of BSE disease for part of ruminant animals has been in accordance with the standards mentioned in OIE Terresterial Animal Health Code approved by the General Assembly of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) on May 23 - 28,2004, the ban on the import of part of products having low risks to BSE into the Indonesian territory needs to be reviewed, as well as observing stipulation of systems of classifications of imported goods in Decree of the Minister of Finance No. 545/KMK.01/2003, it is necessary to amend Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 757/ MPP/Kep/12/2003 on the provisional ban on the import of ruminant animals and their derivative products from the United States;
• c. that in relation thereto, a decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade needs to be issued;

In view of:

• 1. Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 757/MPP/Kep/12/2003 on the provisional ban on the import of ruminant animals and their derivatives products from the United States;
• 2. Decree of the Minister of Finance No. 545/MK.01/2003 on systems of classfications of import goods;

Observing:

Letter of the Minister of Agriculture No. 153/PD.620/M/7/2004 on consideration about the import of ruminant commodities and products from the United States.

DECIDES:

To stipulate:

THE DECREE OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ON THE AMENDMENT TO DECREE OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE NO. 757/MPP/Kep/12/2003 CONCERNING PROVISIONAL BAN ON THE IMPORT OF RUMINANT ANIMALS AND THEIR DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS FROM THE UNITED STATES.

Article I

To amend provisions in Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 757/MPP/Kep/12/2003 on the provisional ban on the import of ruminant animals and their derivative products from the United States as follows:

• 1. To revoke the provisional ban on the import of part of derivative products of ruminant animals such as meat, semen, embryo/offal, livers, core and skin by taking out of them from the column of description of goods in the List of Ruminant Animals and their derivative products having their import provisionally banned, as contained in the attachment to Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 757/MPP/Kep/12/2003 so that all ruminant animals and their derivative products still prohibited from importing provisionally are contained in column of description of goods in the List of ruminant animals and their derivative products prohibited from importing provisionally, as contained in the attachment to this decree.
• 2. To change classification/HS of the ruminant animals and derivative products subjected the provisional import ban in Column HS in the List of ruminant animals and their derivative products provisionally prohibited from importing as contained in the attachment to Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 757/MPP/Kep/12/2003 so that the classification of ruminant animals and their derivative products subjected the provisional import ban are contained in column of HS in the list of ruminant animals and their derivative products prohibited from importing provisionally, as contained in the attachment to this decree.

Article II

• 1. With the stipulation of the provision as meant in Article I, the import of part of derivative products of ruminant animals in the form of meat, semen, embryo/offal, livers, core and skin from the United States having import ban revoked can be imported into the Indonesian territory as from July 15, 2004 on the basis of the date of registration of notification of arrival of goods in the form of manifest document (BC 1.1) according the customs provisions in force.
• 2. Part of the derivative products of ruminant animals in the form of meat, semen, embryo/offal, livers, core and skin from the United States imported by violating the provision as meant in point 1 must be re-exported or destroyed in accordance with the provisions of the law in force.

Article III

The decree shall come into force as from the date of stipulation.

For public cognizance, the decree shall be published by placing it State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia.

Stipulated in Jakarta
On August 6, 2004
THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
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RINI M. SUMARNO SOEWANDI